Study the cartoon Bubble Sheets, by Greg Kearney.

A

The students have no expressions on their faces, showing that they are not happy about the tests.

B

The exams are huge and are labeled "more tests" and "still more tests," showing that testing is overdone.

C

The student's response to testing is that he is prepared for it, showing that testing works well.

D

The children are paying attention to the test schedule, showing that students are diligent.

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Read Shakespeare's "Sonnet 19.”Devouring Time, blunt thou the lion's paws,And make the earth devour her own sweet brood;Pluck the keen teeth from the fierce tiger's jaws,And burn the long-liv'd phoenix, in her blood;Make glad and sorry seasons as thou fleets,5And do whate'er thou wilt, swift-footed Time,To the wide world and all her fading sweets;But I forbid thee one most heinous crime:O! carve not with thy hours my love's fair brow,Nor draw no lines there with thine antique pen;10Him in thy course untainted do allowFor beauty's pattern to succeeding men.Yet, do thy worst old Time: despite thy wrong,My love shall in my verse ever live young.

A

Keep time from passing.

B

Time cannot alter my love.

C

My love has beautiful brows.

D

Do not make my love look older.

3

Which features make this an example of a Shakespearean sonnet? Select three options.

A

the abab, cdcd, efef, gg rhyme scheme

B

the groupings of two stressed syllables

C

the widespread use of iambic pentameter

D

the use of three quatrains followed by a couplet

E

the fact that the final lines summarize the preceding lines

4

Whose perspective does an editorial cartoonist use to create a cartoon?

A

the readers’ perspective

B

politicians’ perspective

C

their boss’s perspective

D

their own perspective

5

Study the cartoon by Signe Wilkinson.

A

The expressions on the turkeys' faces make it clear that they are not happy with their situation.

B

The turkeys are bigger than the fence, signifying the importance of health care compared to other things.

C

The barn is small compared to the turkeys, showing that turkeys are mistreated by farmers.

D

The turkey heading for slaughter asking about health care critiques current healthcare systems.

6

Read Shakespeare's "Sonnet 100.”Where art thou, Muse, that thou forget'st so longTo speak of that which gives thee all thy might?Spend'st thou thy fury on some worthless song,Darkening thy power to lend base subjects light?Return, forgetful Muse, and straight redeemIn gentle numbers time so idly spent;Sing to the ear that doth thy lays esteemAnd gives thy pen both skill and argument.Rise, resty Muse, my love's sweet face survey,If Time have any wrinkle graven there;If any, be a satire to decay,And make Time's spoils despised every where.Give my love fame faster than Time wastes life;So thou prevent'st his scythe and crooked knife.

A

The speaker considers his love to be his muse.

B

The speaker wants his muse to help him immortalize his love.

C

The speaker fears that his love is growing old faster than he would like.

D

The speaker thinks that his muse is forgetful and lazy and wastes a lot of time.

7

In the context of poetry, what is the best definition of tone?

A

the reader’s response to the emotions in the poem

B

the speaker’s attitude toward the subject of the poem

C

the use of alliteration, repetition, rhythm, and rhyme

D

the use of words that sound like the things they denote

8

Read Shakespeare's "Sonnet 130.”My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;Coral is far more red, than her lips red:If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.I have seen roses damask'd, red and white,But no such roses see I in her cheeks;And in some perfumes is there more delightThan in the breath that from my mistress reeks.I love to hear her speak, yet well I knowThat music hath a far more pleasing sound:I grant I never saw a goddess go,—My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:And yet by heaven, I think my love as rare,As any she belied with false compare.

A

The three quatrains satirize common poetic comparisons of one’s beloved to beautiful things, suggesting that the speaker’s feelings are not strong. However, the sudden reversal in tone in the final couplet surprises and moves through its sincerity and depth of feeling, suggesting strong emotions.

B

The speaker ridicules his mistress through his negative comparisons of her to idealized objects in the first 12 lines, which implies that he has lost interest in her. In the final couplet, though, he humorously reverses his tone and exaggerates her charms, from which readers can infer that he is being playful rather than hurtful.

C

Some readers believe that the speaker uses satire to ridicule his mistress. Others find that his tone remains affectionate even while he speaks of her hair being “black wires,” her breath reeking, or her feet mundanely treading the ground.

D

The humorous tone in the first two quatrains show that the speaker does not take love seriously. However, in the third quatrain, he speaks of loving his mistress’s voice and that she moves as he imagines a goddess would; this shows that he is serious about love after all.

9

Read Shakespeare's "Sonnet 100.”Where art thou, Muse, that thou forget'st so longTo speak of that which gives thee all thy might?Spend'st thou thy fury on some worthless song,Darkening thy power to lend base subjects light?Return, forgetful Muse, and straight redeem5In gentle numbers time so idly spent;Sing to the ear that doth thy lays esteemAnd gives thy pen both skill and argument.Rise, resty Muse, my love's sweet face survey,If Time have any wrinkle graven there;10If any, be a satire to decay,And make Time's spoils despised every where.Give my love fame faster than Time wastes life;So thou prevent'st his scythe and crooked knife.

A

Wake up, dear sleepyhead!

B

Fame is fleeting, and so is life.

C

Get up and look at his lovely face.

D

Make him famous before he gets old.

10

Study the editorial cartoon by Ann Telnaes.

A

the sign on the fence

B

the size of the cow's sign

C

the cow holding the sign

D

the fence holding the cows in

11

Read Shakespeare's "Sonnet 130.”My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;Coral is far more red, than her lips red:If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.I have seen roses damask'd, red and white,But no such roses see I in her cheeks;And in some perfumes is there more delightThan in the breath that from my mistress reeks.I love to hear her speak, yet well I knowThat music hath a far more pleasing sound:I grant I never saw a goddess go,—My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:And yet by heaven, I think my love as rare,As any she belied with false compare.

A

“My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun”

B

“If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.”

C

“I have seen roses damask'd, red and white”

D

“And yet by heaven, I think my love as rare”

12

Read these lines from Shakespeare's "Sonnet 100.”Rise, resty Muse, my love's sweet face survey,If Time have any wrinkle graven there;If any, be a satire to decay,And make Time's spoils despised every where.Give my love fame faster than Time wastes life;So thou prevent'st his scythe and crooked knife.

A

carved

B

removed

C

hating

D

decaying

13

Read Shakespeare's "Sonnet 130.”My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;Coral is far more red, than her lips red:If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.I have seen roses damask'd, red and white,5But no such roses see I in her cheeks;And in some perfumes is there more delightThan in the breath that from my mistress reeks.I love to hear her speak, yet well I knowThat music hath a far more pleasing sound:10I grant I never saw a goddess go,—My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:And yet by heaven, I think my love as rare,As any she belied with false compare.

A

She has trouble walking on the ground.

B

When she walks, she leaves footprints.

C

Like everyone, she walks on the ground.

D

She cannot be compared to other standards.

14

Study the editorial cartoon Total Eclipse 2017 by Nate Beeler.

A

to show that today's kids are interested in learning about astronomical events

B

to show that technology prevents people from directly experiencing major events

C

to show how small computers have become with advances in technology

D

to show that children often do not realize what is going on around them

15

Study the cartoon Modern Window Shopping by Nate Beeler.

A

Consumers are trading retail store shopping for online shopping.

B

Consumers get their news online, not from newspapers.

C

Consumers have an increasing desire to acquire new things.

D

Consumers are always looking for better technology.

16

In poetry, the term speaker refers to the

A

main character.

B

narrator.

C

poet.

D

reader.

17

Read these lines from Shakespeare's "Sonnet 100.”Where art thou, Muse, that thou forget'st so longTo speak of that which gives thee all thy might?Spend'st thou thy fury on some worthless song,Darkening thy power to lend base subjects light?Return, forgetful Muse, and straight redeemIn gentle numbers time so idly spent;Sing to the ear that doth thy lays esteemAnd gives thy pen both skill and argument.Rise, resty Muse, my love's sweet face survey,If Time have any wrinkle graven there;If any, be a satire to decay,And make Time's spoils despised every where.Give my love fame faster than Time wastes life;So thou prevent'st his scythe and crooked knife.

A

"where art thou, Muse"

B

"that doth thy lays esteem”

C

“darkening thy power”

D

“thou prevent'st his scythe”

18

Study the editorial cartoon by Signe Wilkinson.

A

It shows that the cartoonist thinks Supreme Court justices are supposed to rely on their opinions.

B

It shows that the cartoonist thinks the students in Ivy League schools are not working hard enough.

C

It shows that the cartoonist thinks that many Supreme Court justices have Ivy League educations.

D

It shows that the cartoonist thinks that classes in Ivy League colleges are conducted on computers.

19

Study the editorial cartoon by Bill Mauldin.

A

The disarray in front shows that public schools have suffered harsh weather damages.

B

The abandoned schoolhouse with an eerie background dramatizes the loss of public schools.

C

The element of disrepair shows readers that this schoolhouse was not built well.

D

The haunted theme makes the reader believe that public schools are ghostly places.

20

Read Shakespeare's "Sonnet 130.”My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;Coral is far more red, than her lips red:If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.I have seen roses damask'd, red and white,But no such roses see I in her cheeks;And in some perfumes is there more delightThan in the breath that from my mistress reeks.I love to hear her speak, yet well I knowThat music hath a far more pleasing sound:I grant I never saw a goddess go,—My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:And yet by heaven, I think my love as rare,As any she belied with false compare.

A

My mistress is unattractive.

B

My mistress is beautiful.

C

My mistress has a natural beauty.

D

My mistress is not as beautiful as nature.

21

Study the editorial cartoon Mars Probe by Mike Keefe.

A

It suggests that aliens are like people because they play baseball, a human sport.

B

It uses humor to show that unknown factors keep damaging the probes humans send.

C

It shows how to cope with the surface of Mars, which is rocky and full of craters.

D

It exaggerates the size of the bat in relation to the Mars probe in the cartoon.

22

Which words and phrases in the sonnet indicate that the tone is satirical? Select two options.

A

“My mistress”

B

“black wires grow on her head”

C

“I have seen roses damask’d”

D

“the breath that from my mistress reeks”

E

“As any she belied with false compare”

23

Which statements describe the last two lines of a Shakespearean sonnet? Select four options.They rhyme with each other.They are referred to as a couplet.They are the last two lines of a quatrain.They may reinterpret the poem’s meaning.They change the sonnet’s rhythmic pattern.

A

They rhyme with each other.

B

They are referred to as a couplet.

C

They are the last two lines of a quatrain.

D

They may reinterpret the poem’s meaning.

E

They change the sonnet’s rhythmic pattern.

24

Read Shakespeare's "Sonnet 100.”Where art thou, Muse, that thou forget'st so longTo speak of that which gives thee all thy might?Spend'st thou thy fury on some worthless song,Darkening thy power to lend base subjects light?Return, forgetful Muse, and straight redeemIn gentle numbers time so idly spent;Sing to the ear that doth thy lays esteemAnd gives thy pen both skill and argument.Rise, resty Muse, my love's sweet face survey,If Time have any wrinkle graven there;If any, be a satire to decay,And make Time's spoils despised every where.Give my love fame faster than Time wastes life;So thou prevent'st his scythe and crooked knife.

A

couplet

B

iamb.

C

pentameter.

D

quatrain.

25

Study the editorial cartoon by John Branch.

A

to show readers what type of weather they can expect to experience in autumn

B

to persuade readers that plastic bags negatively affect people and the environment

C

to convince readers that leaves are just as annoying as plastic bags

D

to tell readers that they should be happy about fall and not annoyed by it

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